No Series: Historical Detective Work

Historical Detective Work

Lesson Objective: Students work collaboratively to analyze and weigh historical evidence
Grades 6-8 / History / Inquiry
5 MIN

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Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. How did the teacher "hook" her students into the lesson?
  2. How does the teacher use group work as a strategy to make the lesson more effective?
  3. How might a language arts teacher and history teacher co-teach this lesson?

8 Comments

  • Private message to Crystal Macias
  1. The teacher hooked her students by showing an image to spark their interest in the lesson.

  2. By the way she grouped her students, it encouraging discussion and communication, providing support and interdependence among students.

  3. The language arts teacher can focus on reading, writing, and communication skills, while the history teacher provides historical context and guides students in evaluating sources. 

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  • Private message to anne newsome
  1. How did the teacher "hook" her students into the lesson?  Projected a gory image to hook students' interests.
  2. How does the teacher use group work as a strategy to make the lesson more effective? Group work where each student has a piece to read and discuss whether proof revealed an accident or on purpose act.
  3. How might a language arts teacher and history teacher co-teach this lesson? The LA teacher can teach about how to express thoughts/ ideas about historical event. The history  teacher can teach about the period of history being portrayed in picture.
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  • Private message to Esteban Reyes

This detective type of strategy lends itself to be very interesting to students because it has a multi-step process of an image. The lesson is divided into different jobs were students practicing reading and listening skills. the activity sparks debating and in the end, they will need to come to a consensus. It's a good activity that lets all students bring their knowledge to the table. Does this activity works well with ELL? How do you keep students to come to a consensus without arguing?

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  • Private message to John L

1.  Students attention was draen in using visuals that created shock and awe

2. Each student although unique bring something of value to the group lesson

3. a language art teachers for example could collaberate with the history teacher to coteach grammer and composition using a lesson on WW2

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  • Private message to Ann-Marie Clarke
  1. How did the teacher "hook" her students into the lesson?  Used something gory that would solicit shock or awe - blood/murder
  2. How does the teacher use group work as a strategy to make the lesson more effective? Students of various abilities support each other with their individual strengths.
  3. How might a language arts teacher and history teacher co-teach this lesson? 
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Transcripts

  • Summary

    A demonstration on how to encourage thinking skills for any keystage, highlighted through a history investigation.
    Year 8 pupils at

    Summary

    A demonstration on how to encourage thinking skills for any keystage, highlighted through a history investigation.
    Year 8 pupils at President Kennedy School have to examine the evidence surrounding the death of William II and decide whether it was an accident or murder.
    Different groups are given different source material which they must consider and then communicate to the others.
    After weighing the evidence, they have to reach their own conclusion and then make a group decision.
    Later, Philippa Cordingley, director of the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education explains the use of this strategy supported by the research in this video .